Just wanted to bump this because the site is now live.
On Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:14:22 PM UTC-4, Spencer Lyon wrote: > > New package QuantEcon.jl <https://github.com/QuantEcon/QuantEcon.jl>. > > This package collects code for quantitative economic modeling. It is > currently comprised of two main parts: > > 1. > > A toolbox of routines useful when doing economics > 2. > > Implementations of types and solution methods for common economic > models. > > This library has a python twin: QuantEcon.py > <https://github.com/QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py>. The same development team is > working on both projects, so we hope to keep the two libraries in sync very > closely as new functionality is added. > > The library contains all the code necessary to do the computations found > on http://quant-econ.net/, a website dedicated to providing lectures that > each economics and programming. The website currently (as of 9/18/14) has > only a python version, but the Julia version is in late stages of > refinement and should be live very soon (hopefully within a week). > > The initial version of the website will feature 6 lectures dedicated to > helping a new user set up a working Julia environment and learn the basics > of the language. In addition to this language specific section, the website > will include 22 other lectures on topics including > > - statistics: markov processes (continuous and discrete state), > auto-regressive processes, the Kalman filter, covariance stationary > proceses, ect. > - economic models: the income fluctuation problem, an asset pricing > model, the classic optimal growth model, optimal (Ramsey) taxation , the > McCall search model > - dynamic programming: shortest path, as well as recursive solutions > to economic models > > All the lectures have code examples in Julia and most of the 22 will > display code from the QuantEcon.jl library. > >
